Top 5 eHealth trends
The trends include personalized medicine, outcome economy, redefinition of technology platforms, intelligent enterprise, and reimagined healthcare workforce.
Philadelphia startup to use EEG to objectively measure pain
Advances in brain mapping will allow the company to study electro-activity data from an EEG headset to map out a patient's pain reaction.
MoleScope turns a smartphone into a skin cancer diagnostic tool
The setup involves a mini-microscope that attaches to a smartphone, an app and a HIPAA-compliant cloud-based analytical platform called DermEngine.
Jawbone sues Fitbit again, this time for patent infringement
What's more, the UP band maker's filing in US District Court in San Francisco seeks a sales injunction against Fitbit's activity trackers.
KrowdFit “No Budget-No Problem” pays employers for enrolling employees
So far, the company has paid out over $500,000 in cash rewards to members for consistently living a healthy, active lifestyle.
Walgreens bringing MDLIVE-powered telehealth services to 25 states by the end of year
Customers in Colorado, Washington and Illinois gain access to MDLIVE's virtual doctor service through Walgreens mobile app and online telehealth platform.
Millennials trust health apps more than health professionals
55% stated that thanks to health apps they are connecting with their doctors more frequently, according to Telcare's first National Diabetes Awareness Index.
OpenClinica unveils Participate, mobile solution for capturing research data from patients
With Participate, researchers can design participant-facing events, reminders, and assessments alongside clinical visits and CRFs.
AbilTo raises $12M Series C for its behavioral change platform
HLM Venture Partners led the round, with participation from previous investors - BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, .406 Ventures and Sandbox Industries.
Twist Bioscience raises $37M Series C from Illumina
The fresh capital will allow the company to accelerate into a beta commercial launch this fall; the money will also go towards enhancing the user experience.